Aminotriazine and derivatives



Patented Nov. 16, 1948 UNITED AMINOTRIAZINE AND DERIVATIVES Henry A.Walter, Longmeadow, MassL, asslgnor to Monsanto Chemical Company, St.Louis, Mo., a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Application January19, 1946, Serial N0. 642,434

2 Claims. (Cl. 260 -2495) w This invention relates to a new chemicalcom-' pound, a method for preparing it and reaction products thereof.More specifically, the invention"relates to3,5-diamino-4-hydrothiotriazinei-dioxide and to the reaction productsthereof.

An object of this invention is to provide new chemical compositions.

A further object of this invention is to provide new aminoplasts.

Another object of this invention is to provide a method for thepreparation of 3,5-diamlno-4- hydro-thiotriazine-l-dioxide.

Still another object of this invention is to provide reaction productsof 3,5-diamin'o-4-hydro thiotriazine-Ldioxide.

These and other objects are attained by reacting dicyandiamide withsulfamic acid, its salts or its-esters to produce 3,5-diamino-4-hydrothiotriazine-l-dioxlde and by further reacting this product as will beshown below.

The following examples are given in illustration and are not intendedtolimit the scope of this invention. Where parts are mentioned, they areparts by weight.

Example I 300 parts of anhydrous sulfamic acid (3 mols) and 255 parts ofdicyandiamide (3 mols) were mixed, triturated, and then heated to about120 C. at which temperature the mixture fused. Heating at about 120 C.was continued for about one hour whereupon the product was cooled andcomminuted. The comminuted reaction product was extracted with largeamounts of dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide and a precipitate obtainedfrom the dilute solution by the addition of acetic acid. The precipitatethus obtained was a white, granular powder which, upon analysis, wasfound to be 3,5-diamino-4-hydro thiotrlazine-l-dioxide. It was insolublein water and dilute acid and soluble in dilute alkali.

The probable structural formula of the com- 120 parts of-dry sodiumsulfamate (1 mol) and 85 parts of dicyandiamide (1 mol) were thoroughlyblended and then-heated to a temperature of 205-210 C. at whichtemperature the mixture thiotriazine-l-dioxide.

, 2 fused. The mixture was further heated at 205- 210 C. for about onehour, then cooled and dissolved in water. The reaction product wasprecipitated from the resulting solution with acetic acid and was found,on analysis, to be 3,5-dlamino-4-hydro thiotriazine-l-dioxide.

Sulfamic acid and sodium sulfamate are shown in the examples ascomponents for the reaction with dicyandiamide. They may be replaced, inpart or in whole, by other sulfamic acid salts, e. g., ammonium,potassium, calcium, barium, etc., sulfamates, or by organic esters ofsulfamic acid such as ethyl, propyl, butyl sulfamates, etc. The molarratio of dicyandiamide to sulfamic acid, or sulfamic acid derivative,should be kept at about 111. A slight excess of either component leadsto undesirable by-products which are diflicult to separate from thedesired 3,5-diamino-4-hydro A substantial excess of either componentproduces different and undesired products.

The temperature of the reaction will vary according to the nature of thesulfamic acid or its derivative which is used to react with thedicyandiamide. In'each case, however, the temperature must be highenough to fuse the two components, but not high enough to causedecomposition of either component.

' the completion of the reaction. It is necessary to maintainsubstantially anhydrous conditions since the presence of water alongwith sulfamic acid, or sulfamic acid derivative, would cause a breakdownof dicyandiamide and would yield sulfamic acid derivatives ofdicyandiamide decomposition products rather than the compound of thisinvention.

Acetic acid was used in the examples to precipitate 3,5-diamino-4-hydrothiotriazine-l-dioxide from the alkaline solution. Other acids or acidproducing materials, such as carbon dioxide, sulfur trioxide,hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, propionic acid, etc., may be used asthe precipitating agent. The acidic precipitating agents must be used inamounts at least sufficient to render the solution slightly acid.

Eztample III 126 parts of 3,5-diamino-4-hydro thiotriazinel-dioxide weresuspended in aJnixture .of 486 parts of formalin (37 %formaldehyde) and270 parts of methanol. The pH of the suspension was adjusted to about8.3 with dilute potassium hydroxide. The suspension was then heatedunder refluxing conditions at atmospheric pressure for about one hour,during which time a clear solution was formed. The resultant solutionwas evaporated to remove methanol, water and excess formaldehyde toyield a slightly yellow fusible resin which, on further heating with orwithout catalyst, could be cured to an insoluble, infusible product. 1

The soluble, fusible resins produced by the reaction between aldehydesand'3,5-diamino-4- hydro thiotriazine-l-dioxide may be further modifiedby reaction with saturated or unsaturated aliphatic and aromaticalcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, phenol, cresol,benzyl alcohol, allyl alcohol, etc.

Example IV To the water-methanol solution of a formaldehyde3,5-diamino-4-hydro thiotriazine-ldioxide resin made as shown in ExampleIII were added 500 parts of methanol and the solution was cooled toabout 30 C. 60 cc. of concentrated sulfuric acid were added slowly whilemaintaining the 30 C. temperature. The solution was then heated to about40 C. until it became clear, whereupon the temperature was again loweredto about 30 C. and the reaction continued for about one hour. Theresultant solution was made alkaline to a pH of approximately 8.3 withpotassium hydroxide. The solution was then filtered and evaporated undervacuum. resinous material was produced which was soluble in water andaliphatic alcohols.

The alcohol-modified resins may be produced in a single step byrefluxing 3,5-diamlno-4- hydro thiotriazine-l-dioxide with the aldehydeand the alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst.

The resins above described are disclosed and claimed in my copendingapplication Serial No. 747,335 which is a continuation-in-part of thisapplication.

The resins above described may be used for molding compositions, bindersin adhesives, textile treating compositions, coating compositions, etc.They may be used alone or blended with various conventional ingredientssuch as cellulosic or mineral fillers, natural or synthetic resins,lubricants, dyes, pigments, etc. They may be cured to the insoluble,infusibie state by the application of heat, with or without the additionof curing catalysts.

It is obvious that many variations may be made in the processes andproducts described above within the spirit and scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. 3,5-diamino-4-hydro thiotriazine-l-dioxide having the formula NH]H'N\ I /s C=N 0 111B:

HENRY A. WALTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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